This Week's Mercury Music Section

Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you watch your pet octopus play with a Rubik's Cube. But be warned, when they get frustrated they are just going to spray the cube with a big blast of ink.

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By my calculations Broken Social Scene now employs 1/3 of the entire population of Canada. In addition to the members you might already know—Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Leslie Feist, Emily Haines—the band also features former prime minster Jean Chrétien, hockey legend Mario Lemieux, and that white rapper Snow.LISTEN:

Odds are, you haven't heard the odd instrumental beats, and Japanese obsessed style, of Gouseion. Well, now is your chance. The track below is absolutely ridiculous, it's everything I wanted the last Ratatat album to be, and more.LISTEN:

Gouseion - "Venomous Always"

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Hurry up and pay respect to Cool Nutz and his new album, The Miracle. Why the rush? Well, because his new(er) album, Young Obama, is coming a few months from now. Actually, he might have recorded another record in the time it took me this write this.LISTEN:

Cool Nutz - "The Dream" (featuring Arjay)

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Sure, we all love the Album Leaf, but enough to get a tattoo of their logo? Well, I'd do it, but only if it can go next to my sweet Operation Ivy tat. All I know is that I don't know nothing (about how much I was going to regret this ska band tattoo).LISTEN:

Album Leaf - "Always For You"

End Hits: At least we didn't post a photo of our Reel Big Fish tattoo.